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My sister recommended this series and I was pretty interested in it once I heard a basic summary of the plot. I must say, I was thoroughly disappointed.

The concept in itself is very creative. Son of a Greek god in modern times. He is dyslexic because he is meant to read ancient greek. That's clever. The translation of Greek gods to 21st, some were pretty well done, except for a few details here and there (a greek god would sick robot spiders against his enemies? Really?) The concept had promise. I, however, find the story horribly executed.

I enjoyed this book, though it took me rather too long to read it so I suppose I wasn't completely enamored. Still, I thought it a very clever and interesting premise--and it was fun to brush up on my mythology! I'm not sure why some people think it's Harry-Potter-esque; it's definitely more mythology-based than "magic" and even though there's a camp/summer school for the half-bloods, it's about Percy's QUEST more than anything else. So, kudos for not trying to be HP. I didn't love the writing style; it was a bit too sparse and "modern" for me (comparing a girl's freckles to the dust of Cheetos) but I can see where that would be the appeal for a lot of kids. And it was very fast-paced and action-packed and still had good character development. So, while I'm not rushing right off to read the sequels, I wouldn't be opposed to reading more and I'm very glad I read this one.

AWESUM BOOK!! a MUST READ